Collaborate? Sure, Except I Don’t Trust You

According to an GP-RjP poll conducted last month, only one-third of Americans say most people can be trusted. That’s down from half who felt that way in 1972, when the general social survey first asked the question. Almost two-thirds of the poll respondents said “you can’t be too careful” in dealing with people.

Why does this decline in trust matter? From the write-up about the poll results: